As a kid, when Julie Dannebergdaydreamed or played at being
grown-up, she never imagined herself as a writer. Instead she
dreamed of being a famous girl reporter, a secret agent, and a
teacher.
As an adult, she is a former middle-school teacher and the author
of the bestselling Jitters series, including First Day Jitters and
Last Day Blues. She lives in Colorado.
"Every child who has moved to a new school or is simply reluctant
to start a school year can identify with this wittily drawn and
suspensefully told story. From the moment she awakens on the
fateful day to the moment she steps into the classroom, Sarah
Hartwell imagines the worst. Love's ink-and-watercolor
illustrations add humor to Sarah's fears, which range from bratty
kids to a police search when she doesn't show up. Mr. Hartwell's
reassurances don't seem to be much help. The pictures mirror the
jangled nerves and outsize expectations (the double-page spread of
a looming, prisonlike school is priceless) everyone faces when they
are new, all of which leads to a nifty surprise ending that is a
delight. Funny and insightful."—Booklist
"First Day Jitters which was written by Julie Danneberg and
illustrated by Judy Love, makes a great companion book
to Wemberly Worried. In the opening pages, we meet a certain
Sarah Jane Hartwell, who's in the midst of her own
first-day-of-school-related panic attack. Sarah Jane is buried
under her covers so far that you can't even see her face. In fact,
you have no idea what she looks like until the very last page of
the whimsical book, which suddenly delivers a sly and funny
twist..."—Newsweek
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